Caterpillar Club

English

Etymology

From the fact that early parachutes were made of silk, produced by silkworms (which are a species of caterpillar).

Proper noun

the Caterpillar Club

  1. An informal association of people who have successfully used a parachute to bail out of a disabled aircraft.

See also

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